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    • FOMI work trip reports – 2022-2024
      • FOMI work trip report 2-5 December 2022 FOMI work trip report 24-27 March 2023 FOMI work trip report – 3 & 4 June 2023 8-10 Sept 2023: https://manaisland.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FOMI-Work-Trip-report-8-10-Sept-2023.pdf 8-10 December 2023: https://manaisland.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FOMI-work-trip-report-8-10-December-2023.pdf 26-28 Jan 2024: https://manaisland.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FOMI-Work-Trip-Report-26-28-Jan-2024.pdf 15-17 March 2024: https://manaisland.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Work-trip-report-Mar-15-17-2024.pdf

    • Ecological monitoring trip reports – 2023
      • These reports in particular cover seabird monitoring and banding of seabirds on Mana Island. 12-19 October 2023: https://manaisland.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Mana-Island-ecological-trip-report-12-19-Oct-2023.pdf 10-11 November 2023: https://manaisland.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Mana-Island-seabirds-trip-report-10-11-Nov-2023.pdf 26-27 November 2023: https://manaisland.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Mana-Island-seabird-trip-report-26-27-Nov-2023.pdf 8-10 December 2023: https://manaisland.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Mana-Island-seabirds-trip-report-8-10-Dec-2023.pdf

    • FOMI work trip report – 3 & 4 June 2023
      • Richard Nichol and I (Dale Shirtliff) boarded Mataara 2 at 7.15am Saturday 3rd June. Richard is an ecologist and works on the West Coast. Richard had not been to Mana before and it was clear the trip was a highlight for him. After the biosecurity check and a cup of tea Richard and I headed […]

    • FOMI work trip report 24-27 March 2023
      • Adrian Jull, Mike Jacobson, Deb Anthony and Dale Shirtliff travelled to Mana Island shortly after midday Friday 24 March. Almost calm conditions. We were met by Jane Haxton , stand-in for Pat Elliot. Our aim for the weekend was to carry out maintenance on the fluttering shearwater and WFSP burrow sites. This had been an […]

    • FOMI work trip report 2-5 December 2022
      • Don Newman, Peter Simpson, Colin Miskelly and Dale Shirtliff travelled to Mana Island around 8am Friday morning. Travelling so early meant we had an extra day. Don focussed on unearthing the 26 spotted skink pitfall traps Lynn Adams had installed some time ago. Dale assisted Don in the morning and Peter with his light welling […]

    • Fernbird monitoring shows breeding is happening, 2021
      • The fernbirds are everywhere! In April 2019, FOMI transferred 40 mātātā /North Island fernbirds from Rotokare Scenic Reserve in South Taranaki to Mana Island.  Our translocation report noted that: “This was an extremely successful translocation. Post-release monitoring before and after the 2019/2020 breeding season will indicate whether short term success (territory establishment and breeding) has […]

    • Five-minute bird counts resurrected on Mana, April 2021
      • Earlier this year Colin Miskelly produced a proposal to resurrect the 5-minute bird count surveys on Mana. The island is the focus of one of the most comprehensive ecological restoration programmes in New Zealand. However, there is little information published on how the landbird community on Mana has changed over time. The last farm stock […]

    • Speargrass weevil survey gets underway, Feb 2021
      • Late in 2020 Colin Miskelly proposed a one-off survey of speargrass weevils on Mana Island for early 2021. The expectation was for similar surveys to be undertaken occasionally (e.g. at 3–5 year intervals) to assess whether speargrass weevils are being impacted by the Beauveria fungus that is being spread by the flax weevils. The background to […]

    • Fernbirds / mātātā translocation project 2019
      • In 2019 FOMI translocated 40 North Island fernbirds/mātātā to the island’s wetland. There were previously none present on Mana Island. We are very grateful for sponsorship from OMV NZ to support this project. Overall aim To establish a breeding population of North Island fernbirds/mātātā on Mana Island.  The island provides a range of habitats suitable […]

    • White-faced storm petrel translocation project 2019-2021
      • WFSP2020_Summary_ReportIn 2019 FOMI began translocating white-faced storm petrels / rōrō, takahikare-moana from Rekohu / Chathams to Mana Island over a three-year period. Fifty chicks in 2019, and 100 each in 2020 and 2021. This work is made possible through funding from our major sponsor OMV New Zealand Ltd.  Overall aim To establish a self-sustaining population […]

    • FOMI work trip 12-14 June 2020
      • First trip since the Covid 19 lockdown. Only 10 in the group and everyone was careful to observe the hygiene procedures promoted. Travel day was quite cold and overcast. The usual Friday night critter monitoring at the flax weevil site was postponed until Saturday because of the cold conditions. Colin, Brittany and Sarah-Jane travelled up […]

    • 2019/20 Fluttering Shearwater Annual Report Mana Island
      • This is the Conclusion section of the 2019/2020 annual report about fluttering shearwaters on Mana Island. It was written for FOMI and DOC by Helen Gummer, 10 March 2020. The full report details the results of fluttering shearwater monitoring efforts through 2019 and the outcome of the most recent 2019/20 breeding season. ____________________________________________________________________________ A total […]

    • FOMI flax weevil work trip – 28 Feb to 1 March 2020
      • This weekend our group focused on Will Brockelsby’s flax weevil research project. There were 12 of us though Annemieke and Andrea doubled as part of the white-faced storm petrel feeding (WFSP) team. The feeding team were also at the Lockwood. We shared a meal with them. Colin Miskelly outlined the flax weevil project so all […]

    • Shore plover banding combos 2020
      • This is the message from the DOC ranger, 22/4/20 on how to ID the shore plovers…. Kia ora keen tūturuatu/shore plover spotters, First off, thanks to you all for being the eyes on the mainland for these special birds. Your sightings have been invaluable in tracking the movements of birds from Mana Island since the […]

    • Mice vs Mana – a tale of success
      • Mouse eradication programme on Mana Island – 1989-91 Between 1989 and 1991 there was a major mouse eradication programme on Mana Island. At the time, Mana was the largest island in the world to be cleared of mice. Estimates ranged from 5 to 15 million mice!  This fascinating article in Forest & Bird magazine, published […]

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